Post #725419 by muskrat on Thu, Aug 14, 2014 5:46 PM

alrighty, i'm gonna jump around a-bit.
the bar back and sink.
we didn't have a whole lotta room behind the bar to fit everything so i had to come up with something functional and cool looking.
i built a floating shelf unit with a 3 tiered top with LED uplighting.
it'll hold about 30 bottles up top with plenty of room for fruit juices, syrups and mixers bellow.
it's attached to the wall with lag bolts and sits about a 1/2" off the ground(keeps from having to deal with the odd angle and uneven surface of the pavers).

i routered a channel in each of the top shelves to put in LED color changing light strips. once installed i put a plexiglass cover on each shelf.

i finished it off with a piece of 1/2 round bamboo, some curtains and a "rum locker" plaque.

one thing we wanted was a sink but there was no way to get plumbing where the bar was without some seriously expensive work happening so i rigged up a system that works pretty darn fine.
what i did was use a rv water pump hooked up to a small 12 volt battery with two 6 gallon water cans, one with fresh water going to the pump, the other for grey water coming from the sink drain.
i got the pump, sink and trap from a used rv parts distributor, cans from rei, hoses and fittings from the local hdw store and the faucet from ebay (china).
the battery is one i use on my bike to power a small stereo and lights but you can pick them up at most hardware stores as well.
all in i've got less than $150 in it and it works great.

the grey water tank has yellow and black warning tape on it so you don't mix them up, also the openings are different sizes.

the battery is wired permanently now with a battery tender plugged into it to keep it charged (this isn't needed but its nice and i had a tender that i used for that battery already

there ya go...water without plumbing.

i doubt you could go through the tanks in on evening but i suggest filling your fresh tank with 1 gallons less than your grey water tank can hold for any extra fluid getting poured down the drain.

next up, putting it all together.

[ Edited by: muskrat 2014-08-14 17:48 ]